Ask anyone who has ever participated in a beach cleanup, either with Save The Bay or another organization, and they can tell you about the amount of plastic and other debris we find on the coastlines. It's incredible what is littered around the coastlines in Rhode Island.
I was just forwarded this link from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island - they oversee International Coastal Cleanup Day in the state sent this out to all of the cleanup leaders.
I have since shared it with our staff here and our Community Cleanup Leaders. But I feel it is fitting to share with the general public as well.
These pictures may be a bit distrubing and graphic for some, but it speaks greatly to the problem of plastics on our coastlines and the impact these tiny bits of trash have on local marine life and animals.
Albatross Chick Photos
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